Comments on: Bookstore Baksheesh Revealed http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/bookstore-baksheesh-revealed/ Agents, Publishers, Business, and your book Tue, 24 May 2011 13:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christine http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/bookstore-baksheesh-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-2031 Christine Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:13:24 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=78#comment-2031 Well written Ashley. I've always marveled that promotion was heavily dependent, not on the popularity of a book - but for a new author - the extortion of cash from the publisher. What amazed me is that it doesn't come with a guarantee. Since the same big-box publishers also use clout to determine covers and titles for acquired manuscripts, one wonders why they don't cut out the middle-man and just become publishers themselves? As always, you give me much to think about! Cheers....C Well written Ashley. I’ve always marveled that promotion was heavily dependent, not on the popularity of a book – but for a new author – the extortion of cash from the publisher. What amazed me is that it doesn’t come with a guarantee.

Since the same big-box publishers also use clout to determine covers and titles for acquired manuscripts, one wonders why they don’t cut out the middle-man and just become publishers themselves?

As always, you give me much to think about! Cheers….C

]]> By: Jean Baur http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/bookstore-baksheesh-revealed/comment-page-1/#comment-2028 Jean Baur Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:57:54 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=78#comment-2028 Thanks for an informative and horrifying article on bookstore practices. It's no wonder that it's increasingly difficult to sell books. Is there a way to reverse this trend? Thanks for an informative and horrifying article on bookstore practices. It’s no wonder that it’s increasingly difficult to sell books. Is there a way to reverse this trend?

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